Park Indecency Case Results In 12 Arrests

October 23, 1999

MONTGOMERY — Police have announced the arrests of 12 men who allegedly performed sexual acts at Jericho Lake Park in Montgomery.

The men were arrested and charged with public indecency after undercover agents saw them performing sex acts at various times over the last two months, Sgt. Daniel C. Meyers said this week. The undercover operation by Montgomery and Fox Valley Park District police was the result of a citizen complaint, he said.

If convicted, the men each face a penalty of up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

Meyers said the park, in the 2400 block of Jericho Road, is not secluded.

"There are trails where people walk and hike and fish and stuff," he said. "It's out in the public."